Abstracts / Maturitas 81 (2015) 191–236 211 Conclusions: Unexpectedly initial results suggest that different
brands of OP cannot be used interchangeably without individ-ual monitoring of hormone levels. A formal dose finding/regimen defining study is planned for the alternative brand.
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Quality of life assessment in cancer patients on chemotherapy
Güls¸ah Tanrıverdi1,∗, Ahmet T. Tanrıverdi2, Pınar
Yes¸il1, Zehra Eskimez1, Gürsel Öztunc¸1
1Cukurova University Adana Health School, Nursing,
Adana, Turkey
2C¸ukurova University, Sociology of Religion, Adana,
Turkey
Quality of life is defined as an individual’s perception of his or her position in life in the context of the culture and value sys-tems in which they live and in relation to their goals, expectations, standards and concerns. The purpose of this study is to assess the quality of life of cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy in the Oncology Department. Target population of the study which is descriptive in nature was all cancer patients (n = 50) who had treat-ment in the oncology departtreat-ment of a university hospital located in Adana/Turkey. The data were collected through Personal Infor-mation Form with a view to identifying the socio-demographic features of the participants and a Short Form SF-36 questionnaire with a view to assessing the quality of life. Average age of the par-ticipants was found 51.60± 12.79. Of all the participants, 52% were men, 90% were married, 38% graduated from primary school, 42% were housewives, 88% had children, 48% lived in the city centre, 98% had social security, 62% had middle income, and 82% could not fulfill their responsibilities at home and work because of receiving chemotherapy. In addition, 98% were aware of their disease, 62% received training on chemotherapy and they received this train-ing mostly from the nurses. Accordtrain-ing to the SF-36 scale scores of the participants, physical functioning was 43.7%, social function-ing was 57.8%, mental health was 59.3%, vitality was 47.5%, general health was 21.1%, pain was 34.6%, emotion was 33.3%, and physical role functioning was 21.5%. A significant relationship was found between the age groups and mental health and social function-ing (p < 0.05). Although mental health scores of the participants who work were found to be significant (p < 0.05), no significant relationships were found between SF-36 scale scores and marital status and income level (p > 0.05). The present study indicates that chemotherapy affects cancer patients’ quality of life negatively. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.maturitas.2015.02.322
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Results of trans obturator tape procedure in cerrahpasa faculty of medicine
Abdullah Serdar Ac¸ıkgöz∗, Mahmut Öncül, Abdullah Tüten, Handan Yılmaz, S¸erife Eskalen, Sait S¸ükrü C¸ebi, Altay Gezer, Cemal Tamer Erel Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, ˙Istanbul, Turkey
Objectives: The aim of the study is to analyze the short and long term results of our experience of 162 cases who underwent trans obturator tape (TOT) procedure.
Materials and methods: One hundred and sixty two patients who underwent trans obturator tape procedure due to stress urinary incontinence (SUI) at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey between January 2006 and December 2014 were reviewed retrospectively. The preoperative evaluation included history taking, mean age of the cases, body mass indexes, phys-ical examination, voiding diary, stress test, and a comprehensive urodynamic examination. Operation type (inside-out, outside-in), durations of operations, concomitant cystocele and rectocele operations are the parameters for intraoperative evaluation. Post-operative evaluation included stress test, questionnaire, rates of intra-operative and post-operative complications and lengths of post-operative hospital stay.
Results: Mean age of the patients was 43.1, the mean hospi-tal stay was 1 day and the mean duration of the operations was founded as 19 min. Inside-out method was preferred at 37 of the cases and 125 cases were undergone outside-in TOT procedure. 70 of the patients underwent concomitant cystosele–rectocele oper-ation. The length of follow-up time was minimum 2 months and maximum 105 months. Four of the cases underwent TOT revi-sion procedure and three patients underwent mesh removal due to mesh erosion. There was no significant difference in success rates between the inside-out and outside-in TOT procedures (84%, 86%). In one case urethral injury was recorded.
Conclusion: In our patient population, the success rates were similar between the inside-out and outside-in TOT procedures. Both techniques are feasible and safe with low complication rates. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.maturitas.2015.02.323
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Urinary incontinence: should we treat the symptom or its impact on quality of life? Paolo Mannella1,∗, Eleonora Russo1, Tommaso
Simoncini2
1Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Azienda
Ospedaliera Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy
2Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department
of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
Treatment of urinary incontinence has suffered in the last years a rapid change with the development of medical and surgical ther-apies more refined and tailored.
New drugs with fewer side effects and better effectiveness are proposed on the market successfully and new surgical devices are proposed as less invasive and feasible even for older and compro-mised patients. Therefore, despite the various options available to
